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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
1
In Corona the saloon ban passed on Monday amid orderly voting across precincts. Women from local churches staffed a central booth serving coffee and meals, credited with aiding the victory. precinct 1 vote showed a sharp swing, while precinct 2 reflected strong anti-saloon sentiment. The result confirms a wave toward prohibition nationwide and ends the saloon era in Corona.
Captain Stanley writes a farewell poem after aiding Corona election results. He celebrates the town’s shift away from saloons and invites settlers from all directions to help Corona grow as “the real thing now.”
A mustang hitched to a boy's cart bolted down Main Street near Seventh, colliding with Geo Oakes's heavy freighter wagon by Red Front Grocery. The out-of-control horse spooked other vehicles, sending bystanders into a busy sequence of near accidents as freight wheels fled past Fifth and Sixth streets. No injuries are reported in the readable text.
Corona voters declare victory in the campaign against liquor traffic and position the city on the side of right and order. The gin mill is removed or will be, as the decision is upheld by the people, marking a broad movement for industrial and civic defense.
The Independent reports the Good Government League founded January 17 to eradicate the saloon evil in Corona. About one hundred members joined, pledging to campaign for civic righteousness and uphold a town free of liquor.
Daring efforts by Boyd Ferguson and Taubur Patton curb two runaway horses in a chaotic morning on Main Street. A Webster horse sustains cuts but no serious damage, while a second buggy horse tears through granite and narrowly avoids plate glass and the Bonfoey building before being restrained and held at Fashion Stables.
The High School winter lecture and entertainment course ended last Friday with Miss Phelps of Pasadena delivering Hinds Bongs and American Humor. Mrs Wollitz, Mrs Wright, and violinist W A Wollitz provided musical numbers, drawing praise from a large audience. The series proved Corona residents support literary and musical events and may see them repeated next season.
The Independent reports concerns from Corona business groups over Pomona merchants expanding into five miles around Corona. Pomona plans a general store near Woods ranch and a grocery route to service the area, prompting calls for action by the Board of Trade and the Merchants and Manufacturers Association to counter cross-town competition.
The new council will convene next week to organize. Holmes is favored for mayor, with strong support and inheritance claims noted. Rumors place Randall or Scoville as city attorney, while Clerk Wood, Merriam, and Lyton are re elected.
The Independent reported bungled ballot sample printing and a council grilling of the city printer. Trustee Collier and Trustee Le Gage pressed the legal rep to explain the mess as Clerk Wood outlined paper delays and the mistaken Lyman name. The council voted to advertise for bids for city printing for one year.
A compact aphorism-style line notes that wealth speaks not in heaven except through lips moved by grateful affection, implying money moves through acts of thankfulness rather than divine hearing.
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